I send these headlines in after every Rangers game and they never use them. Today I'm feeling something I've never felt before. The Rangers in the ALDS have won 2 games. They have won 2 games handily. C.J. Wilson gives the Rangers a great performance. 6 1/3, 2 hits, 7 k's and 2 bb. Rangers bats didn't cool down from game 1 with 6 runs on 9 hits (5 ER). Kinsler of course hits another one of his famous moonshot SOLO home runs. Michael Young hits a 3-run home run after a controversial check swing call (I will get more into that in a sec). Rangers were just so over powering and the Rays didn't have a chance regardless of the check swing.
The Rays make you scratch your head. The Rays led the league with 96 wins and you wonder how they even won 6. The Rays capitalized on walks and errors and the Rangers just aren't giving them anything to work with. Rays have a horrible team batting average (.247) and the Rangers just don't walk a lot of batters. C.J. who is known to walk a few only managed to walk 2 guys and strike 7 out. If the Rangers continue to keep up this pitching and offense they will be unstoppable throughout this postseason.
Now onto the Michael Young check swing. Everyone has been pretty torn on if Young swung or not. I'm about 90% sure he swung but its one of those things where its all up in the air. There is no real rule about check swings, its all about interpretation. So should judgment calls like that really be replayed? There was no video evidence that the ball didn't hit Carlos Pena on the bat or his hand. Everyone is going to pull this BS that the Rangers got some breaks and flew by Rays. That will royally piss me off if they diminish what the Rangers are doing. The Rangers deserve this. I hear fans on twitter on how horrible the calls were that they were cheated. Rays fans need jump off a cliff. The Rays have been in existence for little over 10 years, try almost 40 years of abysmal baseball in Arlington. Rangers never get any breaks and think its about damn time. I'm tired of the Yanks getting balls pulled out of the stand, its time for Rangers to finally get what they deserve.
Rangers in game 3 start Colby Lewis (12-13) vs. Tampa Bay Rays Matt Garza (15-10). Matt Garza who has had a great season which include the Rays franchise first no-hitter. Colby Lewis who's record doesn't reflect the season he had. 196 k's and run support couldn't of been worse. This should be the tighter of the two games. Lewis was a little shaky at the end of the season but he should be able to turn it on for the playoffs. It is highly possible that the Rays could come out with a win but in hostile house that Johnny Oates built, it could be difficult. I'm still hoping for a spot start by Feldman (I have tickets for Sunday). Just messing I really want to see this over so we can look forward to the next team. Do the Claw but please don't play that song. Go RANGERS!
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